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Cooperative Education, Internships & Work Experiences

Cooperative education programs, internships, and work experiences give students the opportunity to gain valuable experience while working toward a Bachelor’s degree.

Resources:

The list below is representative of the companies and agencies offering internships, cooperative education and work experiences to majors in the College of Science.

Department of Biological Sciences

  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Case Western Reserve
  • Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers
  • Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  • Dow Elanco
  • Eli Lilly
  • Ethyl Petroleum
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Fernwood Nature Center
  • Indiana Department of Environmental Management
  • Indiana University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Krannert Institute of Cardiology
  • Merck Pharmaceuticals
  • Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis
  • Monsanto
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Purdue University
  • Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  • Sarett Nature Center
  • School of Field Studies (Australia)
  • SEA Semester (Woods Hole)
  • Searle Pharmaceuticals
  • Sigma Chemical
  • Southwest Medical Center (U of Texas)
  • State Police Forensic Laboratory
  • TTU Graduate School Summer Grant
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Department of Transportation
  • University of California – San Francisco
  • University of California – Santa Cruz
  • University of Louisville
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Minnesota
  • Upjohn
  • Washington University in St. Louis

 

Department of Chemistry

  • American Cyanamid
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • BASF
  • R.R. Donnelley
  • General Electric
  • Inland Steel
  • Kodak
  • Nalco

 

Department of Computer Science

  • Accenture
  • Boeing
  • Conseco Capital Management
  • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
  • IBM AS 400
  • IBM System 390
  • Intel
  • Lexmark Int’l. Inc.
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Microsoft
  • Motorola
  • Schlumberger
  • Scitex Digital Printing, Inc.
  • Textronix
  • 3 M
  • US Government National Security Agency
  • United Parcel Service Air Group

 

Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences

  • American Meteorological Society
  • Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  • NASA – Langley
  • Tippecanoe County Soil & Water Conservation District
  • Tennessee Valley Association
  • Environmental Consulting Firms
  • Museums
  • National Weather Service - Indianapolis
  • TV/Radio Stations
  • U.S. Geological Survey

 

Department of Mathematics

  • National Security Agency
  • Office of Naval Weapons

 

Department of Physics & Astronomy

  • American Physical Society
  • Ames Laboratory
  • American Nuclear Society
  • Baylor University
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Carnegie Mellon
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Goddard Space Flight Center
  • The High Altitude Observatory
  • Hudson Institute
  • University of Illinois
  • Indiana University Cyclotron Facility
  • Kitt Peak Observatory
  • Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
  • The Lunar and Planetary Institute
  • Michigan State University
  • MIT Materials Processing Center
  • NASA
  • National Center for Superconducint Applications
  • National Radio Astronomy Observatory
  • University of Nebraska (Materials)
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Oklahoma State (Lasers)
  • Oregon State University
  • Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center
  • Princeton (Atmospheric & Oceanic)
  • Rosewell Park Memorial Institute
  • University of Tennessee
  • University of Texas
  • University of Toledo (Astro & Physics)
  • Stony Brook Center for High Pressure Research
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Wyoming Infrared Observatory

 

Department of Statistics

  • Allstate
  • American United Life
  • Anthem
  • CIGNA
  • CNA
  • Farm Bureau Insurance
  • Farmers Insurance
  • Kemper
  • Lincoln National
  • Nationwide
  • Prudential
  • Towers-Perrin
  • Trustmark
  • United Insurance Company of America
  • Watson Wyatt Worldwide

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